UID project expenditure at Rs 3,062 cr as of July end

New Delhi:The Unique Identification (UID) project has incurred an expenditure of Rs 3,062 crore as of July end as against a total cost of Rs 12,398 crore sanctioned by the government, Parliament was informed Thursday.

"Against a total cost of Rs 12,398 crore sanctioned by the government for the UID project, an expenditure of Rs 3,062 crore has been incurred as on July 31, 2013," Minister of State for Planning Rajeev Shukla said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

He said the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was established as an attached office of the Planning Commission to generate and assign UID number for the residents of India.

As per the government decision, the enrolment of UID will continue in as many as 18 states/union territories. While the remaining states/union territories will be covered under the National Population Register (NPR) process.